Folding clothes-basket



A. W. MORGAN.

FOLDING CLOTHES BASKET.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 22. 1919.

. Patented July 22, 1919.

ALONZO W. MORGAN, 0F PERRY, IOWA.

FOLDING CLOTHES-BASKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 22, 1919.

Application filed March 22, 1919. Serial No. 284,337.

To all whom it may concern 7 Be it known that I, AmNzo W. MORGAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at 'Perry, in the county of Dallas and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Clothes-Baskets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in folding clothes baskets and conslsts of a simple and efficient device of this character having pivotal bars to which a canvas receptacle is fastened, the bottom of the receptacle being held by means of can vas or other fabric to cross pieces which reinforce and brace the bars.

The invention comprises a simple and efficient device of this character having various details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and then specifically defined in the appended claim.

My invention. is illustrated in the accompanying drawings which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this application and in which Figure l is a perspective view of the fold ing clothes basket, and

Fig. 2 is a central vertical sectional View through the same.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter:

A, A designate bars which are pivoted together at their points of intersection through the medium of a bolt B. Said bars are provided with cross pieces C which are countersunk in recesses or otherwise secured as may be desired. The upper ends of the bars are connected by cross pieces E, and D designates a receptacle made of canvas or any other suitable material having portions opposite each other at its upper end secured to the cross pieces E in any suitable manner. The bars which are secured to the cross pieces extend about the ends of the receptacle. Pockets F are formed upon the opposite sides of the fabric receptacle, adapted for receiving clothes pins or other fastening means.

A sheet of fabric, designated by letter H, is fastened to the cross pieces 0 substantially horizontally and to which the bottom of the receptacle is fastened centrally as shown clearly in the cross sectional View of the drawings.

When the folding clothes basket is opened, it will be noted that the sheet of fabric H will be drawn taut and which will pull the bottom of the receptacle down and hold the same in such a position. When folded,the parts are reduced to a compact form for convenience in storing and shipping.

What I claim to be new is:

A folding clothes basket, consisting of intersecting bars pivoted together, cross pieces connecting the upper ends of the bars, and other cross pieces connecting the bars below the pivotal connection between said bars, a fabric receptacle connected at its ends to the cross pieceswhich are fastened to the upper ends of said bars, a sheet of fabric connected to the lower cross pieces and to which said receptacle is fastened its entire length, .said

sheet of fabric serving to hold the bottom of 

